The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom Chapter 851

The remains of a broken test tube lay on the floor, and Isaac strode into the room, studying Irene from head to toe.

“Are you alright?”

Irene shook her head. “I’m fine.”

Isaac frowned—her face was pale, and she appeared weak as she lay against a desk.

Still, he asked, “Did you find something?”

“Dennis was definitely poisoned,” she replied. “I found traces of hemlock in the sample Lulu gave me.”

“Hemlock?” Isaac asked. “What’s that?”

“It’s a poisonous plant,” Irene explained. “You can extract enough poison to kill two oxen with a single shrub.”

However, she had no idea who would poison Dennis—he had been admired and loved during his time at Hotmesh Research, and no one held enmity against him.

consumed

happen because hemlock doesn’t exist here—it’s indigenous to another continent. Moreover, there should be initial symptoms such as exhaustion, accelerated heart rate, cerebral hypoxia, and fainting. It would then be followed by myocardial ischemia, leading to death—naturally, it would look as if the death was caused by a failed surgery. Either way, Dennis did not consume it by accident. Someone trained in

narrowed his eyes. “So, someone

case, given

doctor who could tell that Dennis was poisoned, they would have just considered it a typical death caused by

that Irene’s artificial heart was

think of anyone who

enough. It’s late—let’s just head home for now,” Isaac said,

nodded, but she was

in a web of conspiracy, but she had no idea who was behind

a shower while Irene got a call from

poisoning,” Irene told

around, and it might offer you a clue. Just give me a shoulder if you need more help—Martin and I will do our

out on the balcony, leaning against the wall as a soft

but she felt a hint of warmth within

“Okay,” she said.

hung up and returned inside, she saw Isaac in a bathrobe